Letters

It seems that the issue of class rank never goes away in Shelby County. In 2004, I was named Shelby County High School’s valedictorian, but only after a brouhaha. The Sentinel-Newsarrived to interview Jeremy Miller (the salutatorian-apparent) and me. After the piece was published, a minor furor erupted among some parents and the administration, which resulted in one valedictorian and three salutatorians that year.

It is sadly ironic that Chuck Souder’s latest right wing diatribe (“The unfortunate combination of 2 sure things: Death and taxes,” April 15), this one directed at planned parenthood, should appear in the same week as the tragic deaths of three young children in New York at the hand of their overwhelmed single mom.

A response to LifeBridge from the Monarchs, Mutts, Meows Fundraiser Committee (“Animal fundraiser bits 1 participant,” April 6): We wish we had more money to share with all animal-related groups. The need is so great.

A response to LifeBridge from the Monarchs, Mutts, Meows Fundraiser Committee (“Animal fundraiser bits 1 participant,” April 6): We wish we had more money to share with all animal-related groups. The need is so great.

I am writing as a former president of the board of directors, board member, volunteer and friend of the Shelby County Community Theatre in response to a letter to the editor about the theater (“Bad words for theater,” March 9).
It is certainly a person’s prerogative to express his or her concern, disappointment and even anger when offended by something the theater has done. It is also his or her prerogative to turn his or her back, to walk away and abandon us. But I ask you not to.